This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1890 Excerpt: ... ARCHOLOGICAL NEWS. Summary Of Recent Discoveries And Investigations. Pag.. AFGHANISTAN 179 ALGERIA 171 A8IA MINOR... 186, 197 AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, . 248 BABYLONIA 180 BELGIUM 247 BURMAH 175 EGYPT 157 ENGLAND 251 FRANCE, 242 Page. GERMANY 248 GREECE 198 HINDUSTAN 176 ITALY, 217 JAVA 175 KYPR08 190 MALTA 172 MONTENEGRO, ... 250 MOROCCO 172 Page. NORWAY 251 PALE8TINE 182 PARTHIA 178 PHOENICIA. IBS SICILY 240 8WEDEN 250 8YRIA 180 TUNISIA 171 UNITED 8TATES, .. 258 GENERAL REVIEW. The extent and variety of the material here presented in the department of excavation and investigation seem to require some preliminary remarks calling attention to the more important items of news and pointing out their bearing. Unusual activity has prevailed of late in Africa and Asia, even though no discovery of paramount importance has taken place. In Egypt the very useful work of clearing and repairing the principal monuments of Upper Egypt has been well begun with the aid of the travellers tax (see Correspondence, pp. 123-4), and the hope that this will be carried on so as to preserve from ruin the most precious works of Egyptian art makes us the less regret the fact that the Egypt Exploration Fund, after securing the permission to excavate at Ahnes-el-Medineh, the ancient Heliopolis, decided to do no work in the field this season. On the other hand, Professor Sayce's periodical trip has proved, apparently, the most important of those he has yet made, as is shown by his full letters. The vandalism he reports goes far to neutralize the official account of the increased efficiency of protective measures. Mr. Flinders Petrie resumed work on the sites opened by him last year in the Fayum, at Kahun, Ittahun and Gurob, and has added further data to those already found by him concerning the Ae...